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THOMAS D. LITTLE, OFQSALISBURY, NEW Hut/.resumes Letters Patent No. 76,477, dated April 7, i868.

IMPROVEMENT 1N ATTAcHMENTron 'HEADS or RAKES,

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To ALL WHOM 1T 'MAY ooNcER-N Y l Be it known that I, THOMAS D. LITTLE, of' Salisbury, in the county of Merrimack, and Stateof New Hampshire, lhave invented a new and improved xAdjustable Attachment for Rake-Heads for Drag-Rakes; and Ido 4hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyf The nature of my invention consists irl-attaching the handles of drag-fakes to the .head in such a manner that said handle may be detached at pleasure fo'r'convenience in carrying,.and also in -such a manner that the ing drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon.

teeth of the rake may bel adjusted at any angle with said 'handle that maybe convenient for t-he person usingthe same.

To enable others-skilled inthe art to make ,and use my invention, I will proceed to describe the same and itsrmode-o't operationf v I construct the socket a of cast iron, having apertures for the reception of the handle, as shown in the' drawings, and having the lip 6, and through the said-lipvb, and through the rake-head, I pass a bolt, securing the sameby` the nut c. Said bolt .also passes through the brace orspring d, whiehbrace passes through the upper ring or clasp of my socket. To said upper ring or clasp I attach the thumb-screw e, which works upon the upper end of said brace.

' I insert my handle, as shown in the drawings, and conne the same in place by turning the thumbfscrew e.' v .It will be seen that I apply-a-socket constructed and attached, as above described, to each branch of my rakehandle. The handle may be removed at pleasure by loosening the thumb-screw e.

When handles of drag-rak'es are fixed permanently tothe head, in the usual mode of construction', aninconvenience in using often arises for the reason that the angle of the teeth with 'the handle, or line of draught,

which maybe convenient for a'tall man, is inconvenient fer a short man.

It will be seen that the teeth of my rake may be adjusted lat such 'an anglcfwith the line of draught as may be convenient forv the person using the'same, byslightly loosening the nut c, which, will allow the socket to'be elevated or depressed, and when the handle is inserted, it may be confined at the proper elevation by placing it in the proper position, and turning iu the thumbscrews, so as to hold the'same firmly in the desired position.

It will also'be seen that by removing the handle, as explained, my rake may be packed in a much smaller compass for transportation than is possibleinease the handle is permanently ixed.A

What I claim'as my invention, is

The adjustable attachment for heads of drag-rakes composed of the socket a, brace fl, bolt and nutb, and

thumb-screws e, combined, constructed, and applied, as above described.

' THOMAS D. LITTLE.

Witnesses;

IsAAc A. HILL, EUGENE E. Sear, 

